Word Meaning 首を洗って待つ

くびをあらってまつ kubi o arattematsu

首を洗って待つ is read as くびをあらってまつ (kubi o arattematsu) and means to wait for one's punishment.

Meaning

English

  1. to wait for one's punishment
  2. to wait before one gets what's coming to one
  3. to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)

Reading

Kana

くびをあらってまつ

Romaji

kubi o arattematsu

Stroke Sequence

7 Characters • 33 Total Strokes

Study Signals and Categories

JLPT N3 Jōyō Grade 6 Kanken 5級 Rank 120436 Priority S

Related Vocabulary

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鶴首して待つ

かくしゅしてまつ

to wait expectantly

くび

head

首相

しゅしょう

prime minister

首都

しゅと

capital (city)

首長

しゅちょう

head (of organization, organisation)

首位

しゅい

first place

首切り

くびきり

small samurai sword used for decapitation

首長国

しゅちょうこく

emirate

首回り

くびまわり

around the neck

首を長くする

くびをながくする

to eagerly look forward to

首部

しゅぶ

nose cone (missile)

こうべ

head